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TEN YEARS BACK

HAZEL

“Have you completed English project. The due date is tomorrow?” I asked to divert the topic.

He bit on his lips and exhaled. “Yes.”

I narrowed my eyes. “You’re lying, aren’t you?”

“Yes.” He added, not looking at me.

This boy!

“Do you’ve a laptop?” I asked to which he simply shook his head.

Okay.

“Come with me to the terrace.” I said to him grabbing my laptop and walking upstairs to the terrace.

I looked up at the sky which was full of stars and smiled when cool breeze touched my skin.

I sat on the floor crossing my legs, asking Atlas to grab a sit next to me.

Opening the word file, I looked at him. “Tell me about your dreams.”

“I don’t have one.” He answered.

I pointed at the stars and he followed my lead. “For a moment, forget everything about yourself. Forget about what kind of life you’ve lived or what kind of life you’re expecting in the future. Just think that you’re among those shiny little stars and you’ve given a chance to live the life however you wan